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F. S. HEBDEN AUTOMATIC WEIGHT NG MECHANISM Filed Feb. 25, 1927 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 vwwtoz Patented Nov. 6, 1928-.

UNITED STATES PAT ENT OFFICE.

FRANK `S. HEBBEN, OF PASSAIC; JERSEY, ASSIGNR T 'IMERRICK SCALE 4lVlFGr.

`| "lCQMfPANY, vOF PASSAIC, NEVI JIRSEY,l A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

A AUTOMATIC; -WEIGHING'MECHANI'SM .Appncatidii ni'eerebruary 25, 1927. serial No. -1z '1,7eo.

T liisinyention relates to weighing mechamslm and means for reglslermg and recording tlicweight 0f an article weighed', an d itis the primary objectief the invention to ;pro vide improved ineans of this character .having combined @therewith means to transfer an articleto -the, weighing mecha-nisln4 to be weighed, and after .the article has. been weighed to transfer. the article Ifrom the weighing. mechanism and lsimultaneously transfer another article to the Weighing mechanism to be weighed, and to provide means for vthispurpose.Whichis simple in construction and arrangement` and efficient in: use. l5

provideE improvedA apparatus of this character entirely automatic in operation wherein the article-transferring means is intermittently. operative in ,that .it is fbroughtj .t0 rest. or rendered .inactive when an artic-le has 'been transferred tothe weighing.A mechanism the weighingfmechanism automatically I weighing the article, registering mechanism being .opcratiye from the weighinggmechanism as it is the load, and' means being operative by the bringing of th Tweighing mechanism into balance toactuate means .to maken .record of the Weight of.thefarticlefrom the .registering 3o means andalso -being-operativeto render the article-transferring means active Another .object ofthe invention is to provide conveying means tc convey and position an article upon a support during the weighing ing means is arranged i forthe positioning and ,supporting -of a: sheet for a. We1ghed article, .torconstitutc .the wrapper therefor and uponxvhich lsheet a record ofthe net When'thearticlef'is Wrapped in vsaid sheet,

and upon which sheet upon the support an.-

article is. delivered as it is transferred from the weighing mechanism, and to provide. a second-conveyerin rela-tion tosaid support to convey an article vupon the Wrapping sheet from said support.

Itis a further object of the 4invention tobro'ught to .balance to register the. Weightf "of of an article bythe weighing mechanism to be tive to which the registering and record .mak-- Other objects and advantages will. hereinaftenap-.pear- In the drawings -accompanyin g and form mg agpartof thisspecificatien Figure 1is a plan View of an embodiment ofthe invention showingthe artic-1e transferring means combined with automatic. weighing mechanism. Figure2 isa diagrammatic View of-an electric circuit having connected therein electromagnetically operated. means -controlled by the weighing mechanism as itis brought to. positionof balance to ren'der tliefweight recording means andthe article transferring means active. y n F igure is avievv similar to Figure2show.-' lng a modified means andelectric circuit of' the velectromagnetically operated means for rendering the recording means andfarticle transferring means active A 1 igure 4 is a yfront-elevation looking at the bottom o f Figure 1, partlyfin-section, and' showing the parts withi the 'article transferring, means inactive and 2an article I being weighed. S.. w Figureijis a detail View in elevation' of a: compensating variable resistance forminga' -part of the Weighing mechanism tooseta load applied -to -th`e weighingmechanism and f the means connected to the-weighing mechanism for actuating the registering mechanism during the movement of the Weighing mechanism to position-of balance'. Figure 5 is a view sii'nilar to Figure 4,`partz ly in section and with .portions-of the weighing mechanism' reinoVed,:sho-Wing the article transferring means in position to transfer an article Afrom the 'weighing mechanism and anot-herarticle to the Weighing mechanism. Figure 6 isa view similar to Figure 5 and showing the article transferring means in position to transfer' an article from the Weighingmechanism .relative to the registering and recording' means and a. successive' articletoV the weighing mechanism. Weight vof an article 1s-made to be visible t Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 6 showing thearticle transferring means in position to deposit a successive article upon the weighing mechanism and the article transferred from the weighing mechanism on'the trans-v ferring means positioned relative to regis# tering and recording means .with means positioned relative to said article to strip the same mechanism, onlya portion of. the Weighing mechanism being shown.

Figure 9 is a plan view of the article transferring means shown in Figure 8 in relation to artic-le receiving means'ot the weighing` meehanism. n

VvFigure '10 is detail view of means controlled by the Weighing mechanism as it brought "l into: 1 -`balance "for" 'releasably connectingvthe article transferringn'ea'n's to the 'driving rangement of apparatus shovv'n in igures 1 the'framevvrk an'd carried by a'vertica-'lplate" .I 'Figure 12 is a perspective view, partly dissembled, of theroller support in the struc'- ture :of Figures 1.A 'and' 4'tof7'f'to receive an arti# cle from-'a' conveyer'a'nd position the same relative to the transferring means to show the mounti'ng'ofsa'id rollers andftlhe actuati'ng means therefort'anld ."Figuref lisape'r'spective view of the transferring mcans utiliZ'ed'in the structure of apparatus show ninfFigu're's 8- and 9. l

A"In'icarrv'ving outthe inventionr 'the' weiglr ingmechanismislearried by a standard 11 mounted on a vshelf-S'con'stituting a part of rising from the base of said` framework with the 'shelf in superpose'd relation 'to said .il f -"r "Ehe: Weighing mechanism comprises the usual steelzyard'or beam fulcrumed or 'pivA otally'supportedI in alaterally'extendingpor; tion of .the Vstandard 11', as at 13', and havingr an article or load receiver14 connected there to, said receiver being carried by arms on a pair of frock shafts 15, 1G pivotally mounted upon the vert-ical Wall of the framework and eomiectedwith the -beam 12 by a lever 1'? fixed to the arm 15' having,T a link connection 18 intermediate theendsof al'ever '19 fixed at one end to the shaft 16. and having a link connection 20Wi`th 'the' beam.' To Weigh. an article or load upon' the receiver14 avsuitable for'm of 'resistance'is provided and shown as' a-compens'atingl 'variable resistance as dis-v closed in Letters Patent No. 1,490,270 issued April 15, 1924, and embodying apcombined mercury carrying lpot 21'and a. displacement member. 22 4to operate in the mercuryA in the pot. -The potiscarriedby a yoke member 22 pivotally connected -to the legs of a bi furcation'23 at the' end oan auxiliary beam 24 having afulcruni or .pivotalsupporn as' at'2-5, on Vshelf 26 extending laterally from the standard 11 and having a link connec; tion 2T with the beam 12. The rod or plunger 22 is adapted to have movement into and out of the mercury in the pot, said rod being secured :at theupper end to'aiidwcar'ried by a' 'er'ossbar' 29 connected at"oppositev ends to rods 28 slidably engaging in openings at the upperA and lower ends 0f vertical guide members 31 fixed upon thev shelf S., the rods having collars 32 fixed to the lower ends to prevent accident'al Withdrawal of the rods Atrom the guide members. The movement of the plunger22 beyond a normal depth into a displacement. of the mercury in the potacts as the addition'of Weight to the beam to counterbalance the ivei'g'htof the article, andfxthc withdrawal, of the plunger ac'ts in a naim'eil` to'siibtract Weight from' the beam. To move the plunger into and out ofthe mercury'in the pot 1to eounterbalance afload, meansfarel pivoted 'to impart said movement to the plunger controlled by the movement ofthe Weighing-mechanism outl of equilibrium by :Lea ns having a connection 139 with the beam 12 as illustrated and described inthe lpateiit hereinbefore mentioned, and to whichA means the plunger is operativelyv connected by4 a shaft 33 journaled in brackets'on the guide members 31 and having pinins '34 thereon to mesh with racks 35'secured'at one end. as at 3 6. to the crossbar 2,9.' l l To eeet weighing 'of 'successive 'articles automatically an' articleJ support :is 'ju'XtaQ posed tothe weighing'mechanism, and shown in'Figures 1, 4. and 5 as co'iprising'a series'v of three rollers'38'rotatably carried'in brack-f'` ets 39, 39 mounted uponthe shelf S in parali lel and spaced relation a't o'nevsid'e ofthea'rticle receiver 14 of the weighing mechanism to extend inline With parallel 'and' spaced members 40 extending upward fromthemarticle receiver 14.` These Vrollers are lcontinu'- ously rotated toposition anarticle placed thereon relative to lpins 41 adjustably mountl" ed in a bracket- 42 xed upon the shelf S to project. toward the rollers. The rollers are rotated from a shaft 43 `iournaled instandards 44 fixed uponV the base plate ofthe framework and drivenlfrom a suitable source of power by'a belt "(not shown) passing around a pulley 45 on said shaft. A shaft 4G iourna'led in the' roller supporting bracket 39 is driven `from shaft 48 by a belt V47 pass ing around pulle`ys`48, 49 on= the -shafts 43, 46 respectively, and the shaft 46`foperativelly connected with the rollers by Vspiral'.f ,rear's 50 on said shaft meshingwith similar gears' 51 lrotatably mounted on studs ixed'onrthe' bracket 39, andsaid latter'gear's meshing' with similar gears 52 on the'shafts of'thez'- rollers. (Figure 12.)

An article' on the roller support 38 is, transferred. to the article receiver of'v the weighing mechanism and from the'latter article 'transferring' means intermittently.

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Operative to lift an article from the roller support 38 and transport such article to and deposit it on the receiver of the weighing mechanism, and simultaneously therewith lift an article from the receiver of the weighinfT mechanism which article was previously transported to and deposited on said receiver to deliver the weighed article there from, said means comprising a' series of connected parallel and spaced bars 53 supported adjacent-one end by a roller 54'c`arried by a pair of arms 55 fixed to a rock shaft 56 journaled in-standards'57 fixed uponthe base plate B, and at the opposite ends by a'roller 58 carried by arms 59 fixed to a roekshaftv 60 journaled in standards 61-fixed upon the base plate B, and said'arms'.being'intercon# nected by 'a link 62--pivotally connected `at one end to an arm 63 fixed tothe shaftj60 and an arm 64 fixed Atothe shaft 56."The roller 58 is arranged below and engages with auxiliary barsacarried byl downwardly extending portions 53b of the bars 53 to extend in parallel relationwith said bars. lThe bars 53 are normally positioned to engage within the spaces or recesses between and below the upper surface ofthe supporting rollers 38 and the members 40 vof the article receiver of the Weighing mechanism'to permit of an .article to be supported upon the rollersand said members 40, movementv be ing imparted to the bars 53 to lift or move the same .upward and outward from said spaces and-lift an article from the rollers and receiver and downward into said'spaces to deposit an article upon the receive-r by a cam 65 fixed to a shaft 66 rotatably mounted in standards 67, fixed upon the'base plate B co-operatingwith a cam following roller 68 rotatably carried by an arm 69 fixed to the shaft G0.

Forward movement is imparted to the transferring means vto transfer an article lifted from the rollers 38 to the receiver of the weighing mechanism and transfer an article from the latter and rearward movement after the transfer bars have been lowered into the spaces between the upwardly extending members of the receiver and rollers by a pin 70 (Figure l) fixed in and extending from a disk 71 fixed to the shaft 66 with the pin in eccentric relation to the axis of the shaft, engaging in a vertical slideway 72, formed by a pair of angle pieces fixed to the member 53b of the front transfer bar 53. (Figure 11.)

The shaft 66 is intermittently rotated from the driving means or shaft 43 by a pinion 73 meshing with a gear 74 connected with one member 75 of a clutch of the cone type, said gear and clutch being loose upon shaft 66 and connected to said shaft bythe other member 76 of the clutch having a key connection with the shaft, as shown in Figure 9, whereby said clutchl -mmber is adapted to rotate and .have sliding movement on the shaft andV normally urged to operative clutching position by a spring 77 coiled about the shaft and confined between the hub of said clutch member and a collar fixed to the shaft.

To release the shaft 66 from the driving means 43 land intermittently impart article transferring movement to transferring means, means are provided to move the clutch member 76' toinoperative or uncoupling position. For this purpose there is provided a cam shifter in the form of a lever pivota-lly supportedA on a Standard 78 mounted upon the Vbase plate'B to havemovement on an axis transverse to the axis of the shaft, one arm 7 9 of said lever being bifurcated and straddling the hiib of clutch-member -7 6 and each leg of the :bifurcation carrying a roller engaging a disk 8O fixed to the hub of clutch member 76- to rotate with the shaft-,said disk with the on one 'of the standards 57 and 61, as at 85.

The shifter rod-84 is longitudinally adj usted by a lever 86 'pivotally connected to said rod and pivotally mounted upon a standard 6l, said lever 86 when adapted for manual operation being provided with a. hand grip 87 on an extended part as shown in Figures 8 and 9. By the adjustment of the rod 84 the. sleeve 8l is adj usted on the shifter arm to position the same into and'out of the path of movement of a-cam member 88 rotatable with the shaft 66. In normal position the sleeve adjusted to the position shown in Figures l and 10 in which position it engaged by the cam member 88 as it is revolved with the :aha ft 66, the engagement of the cam member with said sleeve rocking the clutch shifter 79 and thereby moving the clutch member 76 to uncoupling position against the tension of spring 77. To startt-he apparatus t-he shifter` rod 84 is manually operated to adjust. the sleeve 81 to the position shown in Figure 9 releasing the cam member 88 therefrom and permitting the clutch member 76 to mei-'e to operaf-ive clutching position and operatively con necting the actuating means for the transferring means with the shaft 43 for actuation thereby. `When the sleeve 8l of the clutch shifter is released from the cam 88 the shifter rod 84 is again actuated to adjust the sleeve on the shifter'arm in a direct-ion toward the axis of the shifter inposition for engagement.

: driving means by the cam member-.88 engage ing with a roller or pin 84 extending laterally from the shifter rod 84.

The articles are automatically delivered to the article supporting rollers 38 by a conveyer belt 89: shown for cle-arance of illustration of ot-her parts partly in full lines and partly in dash lines `in Figure 1, said con- Veyer belt passing,r around a drum 90. rotatftbi); mounted in parallel and spaced relation.

to the rollers 38 in a bracket 91 fixed'upon the shelf S and an 4arm (not. shown) oninner shaft supporting standard 67.

'lo prevent. more one article being delivered to the supporting rollers-38 stop mechanism is interposed between the conveyer belt ca-iryingroller 9 0 and the first roller of the article supporting.- rolliers88 to intercept the delivery ofartieles from the conve-yer belt. when an article isupon the supportingrollers and@ during theperiod of transferringof an. article from Said rollersto the'receiver of the weighing1neelianis1n,"and operative during.; themovement oi the transferring means to initial position and before the shaft G6. is imcoupled, from the driving nieansaudbrought tor-est` This stiepmecha? nism comprises a cuiivedarm-SlZ-ixed. atene end upona rock shaft 93; journaled in a. bracket 91 lined; tof the intermediate supporting Standard t4 for the shaft 43; At the-other extremity the arm is arranged with spaced projections 95 extending laterally from the outer curved edge. rI his sto])-.ar1n. is actuated in prol er timed, sequence with the transferring means-.by a canr96 onoshaft4 (S6-With which a. roller 97 mounted on: a carrier 98 having a bifurcation at one end toxstna-ddle tlic shaft 6G and pivotally connected at 'the free end withan arm 99 fixed onthe noclcer shaft, 93.

'lo transport the article; delivered from the receiver of the Weighing mechanism to a.

point remote therefromasecond support 100 provided at the side of the receiver 1li opposite to the supporting rollers 38, sind supp ortbeing mounted on standards'100 relative. to which a conveyer ismovablo, saidioonrever fomprising a pair -of'spacedparallel l ;-elts 101 passingr around drums 102 rotatably cen-.fied at opposite ends of the support, only one ofsaid drums being shown, with the upper stretch of the belts lying contiguous to and moving' over the table or supportthe Lower stretch arranged below the table. This ronveyeris operatively connected to and driven from the shaft 66 by a pinion 103 ro tntable with the one conveyer drum 109J meshwith a `s'ear 104A rotatably monrtcd-on a stud fixed to and extending laterally from the standard 1 00 andhavinga bevel pinion shaft 107 basa ratchet wheel 109 fixed thereon with alever 110 juxtaposed thereto pivot.-

- ally carrying a-pawl 111 to cofoperate with the ratchet Nil-heel, and said pawl carrying lcve-r being rocked by acam 112 on the shaft 6:6, a. cam following rolller 113 mounted on a carrier 1114' having-a bifnrcationat'one end: to stiaddle. the-shaft and 'pivotally con nectedaitthe opposite end with the pawl'carr .lng lever MOrthe roller cofoperating with tlyie cam to impart reciprocatory movenirmt tothe pawl earryijnglever and thereby rotatii-rg the conveyor-drinn through l theE gearing connection thereof-'with the ratchet: wheel: camyingsllaft-.- i I l l u Aften an' article has .been weighedfupon; thev successive movement off-'thearticletransferriing.- means the article, indicated tat' ai in. Eigene 41, is: from the receiver ofthewieighingf mechanism and simultaneously' therewith anrari'cle I) positioned lupon the article support-38 is lifted thererom by `the upwardv movement .of tlie transfer bars, as shown in.r Figure V5, and upon the forward' movement of said; transferbars the' articles are-positionemasishown iniFigureG, anduponV in-gthis down-wurd movement of the-'transfer bars meansto strip. the: article (D from the transfer=bansandfdeliverit-to the support 100' uponthe return-.movement of' the; transfer ring meansto' initial' position is ,positioned` in: the rear of article a, said means comprisinga series of; fingers extending; in- .parallel relation toftheftnansfer'bars and carried bya rod L16l slidably. mountedin a bracket 11?' fixed tothe bottom of and-extending;laterally from the-support 100, the lingers being-ar.- range-Lin the.spacesibetvveonft-he 'ba of the transferringfmeans audias-:the'ba rs-l are moved' downward upward moven'ient isimparted to the finger carrying rod 11G by anarin 11S having a; link connection lltl-withfsaid rod, said ar1n-being; lixedto ashat ltljournaled inthe standards 6l and rocked by an arm-1211 lixed to the sha-ftand ca-nryinga roller to 1051'otatable therewith meshingwith a bevel 89 to the supporting; rollers 38 during tho return movement of the transferring means, and as an article is delivered from the conveyei` said stop is again moved to interccpting position between the conveyer and supporting rollers.

As stated, it is an object of the invention to provide means to register the weight ofthe article weighed and to make a record of such weight, the present apparatus being particularly adapted for use in connection with means vto print the net weight of an article on a wrapping sheet for the article. For -this purpose registering mechanism is provided Which may be ot a conventional form l5 embodying a series of vvheels arranged with impression making digits, as slioi'vn in a conventional manner at 123, mounted upontlie support 100 in relation to an opening therein and actuated from the shaft 33 oi the load counterbalancing means offthe weighing tering mechanism. The registering mechaliti nism is actuated through the gear connection thereof With the counterbalan'eing means as the weighing mechanism isbeing brought into position of balance. To make a record from said registering mechanism of the Weight of an article weighed by then'eighing mechanism, as .upon a ivra'pping'slieet for such article, a wrapping sheet 127 is positioned upon the support 1GO superposed to the registering mechanism. A hammer or platen 128 is fixed to a 4shaft 129 rotatably mounted in brackets fixed upont-hc support and said hammer adapted to have movement to impinge the same uponthe sheet Vand vthe latter against the registering` wheels to make an impression fron'iitlie latter upon the sheet, suitable inking mechanism being interposed bet-Ween the sheet and register wheels. The hammer` is normally urge-d to position away from the support by a spring 130 coiled about the hammer carrying' shaft having one end xed to the shaft and the other end to a fixed part. Means are provided to :impart impression making movement to said hammer just previous to the starting` of the transferringr means and controlled by the movement of the weighing mechanism .to position of balance. In the present instance this hammer actuating means comprises elcctromagnetically operated means embodying a solenoid magnet 131 the core of which has a link. connection 132 with an arm 133 fixed to the hammer cari',` M rilie terminals of the coil for the magnet are connected with a source of electricity, shown in a conventional manner as a, battery A, by conductors 134, 135 with a pair of contacts 136 of a circuit maker and breal interposed therein and carried on and insulated from a Contact 13'(4V and through which contact the circuit of the magnet is adapted to be opened and closed, diagrammatically shown in Figures 2 and 3. i`he opening and closing of the circuit is controlled by the movement of the Weighing mechanism into perfect balance. l For this purpose a bell crank lever 138 is'pivotally supported by a bracket upon the shelf of the weighing mechanism, one'arm ofv which is connected bye link 139 'with the'beam 1 2, the other arm .beingl arranged to'engage between contact makers 136 landifwhen t-he Weighing mechanism is lin position of balance permit said Contact makers to Contact 'with the contact 137 establishing .the circuit oflthei'rnagnet when'the latter'is energized'draivilig its core downward th'erebyrocking the' hammer carrying slifaft, and impinging the hamnier against the digit xvhekelsofQ-thelregister. The hammer actuating mechanism' .fis also adapted for` the actuating 'of1 the shifter 84; for the sleevle'fl on `th'efarln'82 tbeubltitch -shifter to lmovfe 'said 'sleeve 8.1 tofaml i" f mg position, said, shift er. being normally urged to position"to'frelease'saidfsleeve from the cam by a spring 140 attach'edat one end to a pin extendinglaterally from the vshifter and at the opposite a'pi'iifxed in 'and extendingllate'ia'lly from the standard-61: for the shifter. arrangementvas' shown in Figures 1 and A t. o r(, inclusive'j'the actuating lever 86 forth :h ifter' in' fthef'fr angle lever theend offone'armff vi'v'hieli is bifnrcated the'engagementof l tending;lateralljffromtheshifter v said lever being Aiw'e'tairred- .sitionlwith ,th sleeve in position" to fbe',fengag`e`l1 by `fthe cam es by a laici; ne (ii-operating ivththe other arm of the'levi 86r shdWninfFiguijes-/L' and ihisjnih'bng connected, by nale 143 Awith :one 'ofla'levenllit the 'otheii arm' of which levery is arranged as ahatndgrip,y and normally urged by spring 145 into-'en- .1. :i gagement with a pin 146m linewith and contiguous tol an eritension 'oftliefcorewof the magnet. "As thei'magiiet lis energizedzby'the closing of its circuit as the iveighing mechanism is broughtinto perfect balance the extended 'magnet core'will strike againstthe'v hand grip earrying'arm ofthe lever 144 moving the same against the teiisionofspring 145 releasing the latch] A142I from the lever 86 when the springr 140 Will move the 'shifter rod 84 te adjust the sleeve 81 on the arm 82 of the4 clutch shifter to release the cam 88 and permit of the clutch 'to move to operative position to connect the shaft 66 with the driving means 43. To prevent the actuation of the impression or record making means during the operation of the article transferring means the contacts 136 and thereby the magnet are connected in circuit with contacts 14'? of circuit iaking and breaking means-and the circuit being established vthrough said contacts by a bladercontact 1.4.8"'earried byand insulated from the lever 86 When the latter is in position to hold the shifter 84 in position with the sleeve to be engaged by the cam 88.

` As a furtherl assurance that the record making means will not be operated when no articles are beingtransferred to Ithe Weighing mechanism a further Contact maker and breaker isinterposedinfthe conductor 134 to be ControlledA by an article upon the support 38. y For this purposea pair,l of contacts 148 (Figure are mounted on and insulated from -the bracket 42 for the article stop 41, said stopinstead of being lixed being pivotally" supported by the bracketI and carries a ContactV making lblade v149vv ininsulated relation thereto to malte contact'wi'th'the,contacts 148.v Thefstop 41 is sol arranged `that it .Will normally assume 'a 'position' `by gravity to move the blade 149` out ,of contact with the contacts i148., However, as'an article is delivered from the con'veyer to vthe supporting rollers 38 it is moved Ihyesaid rollers into engagement with the ,stop andforcesfsaid stop to position with the contact'-blade 149 in contact with the contacts 148.

In .Figures 8`and 9 there is illustrated a modified arrangement of the automatic weighing and article vtransferring means wherein the articles are manually placed upon the support 38 and removel from the support 100. In this arrangement the sup port 38 is in the'for'mof parallel and spaced members extending upward from the sup* porting shelf S for the tweighing mechanism 1' and located at'one side of and in parallel relation to` the parallell and spaced members 40 extending upwardly from thearticle receiver of the V weighing lmechanism, and between which members the transfer bars 53 of the transferring 'means operate to transfer an article from said support placed thereon manually to said receiverA of the weighing mechanism. The support or table 100 to which the articles are transferred from the weighing mechanism is also, arranged with parallel and spaced members 150 extending upwardly therefrom in parallel relation to themembers 40 of the receiver of the weighing mechanism and in theispaces between which members the transfer bars 53 are adapted to operate. The transfer bars in this arrangementare not provided with the downwardly and forwardly extended portions 53", 53, as in Figure 13, and to operatively connect the same with the actuatingr means for said transfer bars the slideway 'i2 Vfor the engagement of the pin fixed in the .disk 71 eccentric to the axis of shaft 66 is in the 'formof a slotted arm fixed to the forward transfer bars 53 and extending downward therefrom and in the slot of which arm the pin 70 engages. In the operation of the apparatus the s eeve 81 is adj usted on the clutch shifter arm 82 to the position shown in Figure 10 to be engaged by the cam 88 by the lever 86,*this latter lever being retained in suoli position by the latch 142. To start the apparatus the lever 86 in the arrangement shown in Figures 8 and 9 is moved by the hand grip connected to said lever to said position, and in the arrangement shown in'Figure 1, and 4 to 7, the latch 142 is re leased from the lever 86 by manipulation of the lever 144 through the hand grip connected thereto the spring140 moving theshifter rod 84 to position the sleeve 81y out of engagement With the cam 88, thereby releasing the clutch shifter and permitting the clutch `member A76 to be moved into clutching cngagement'witll.

the clutchmember by the spring .77, .connecting the shaft 66 lwith the driver shaft 43. Asa one'half rotation is imparted tothe shaft 66 the shifter actuating cam 88 is l brought into engagement with a pin or roller 84". carriedby and extending laterally fromtheslifterbar 84 moving said shifterin a .direction reyerse to that in which itv was movedto `release the clutchi :shifterand again. .positioning f the sleeve 81 ,the path of .movement of. the vcam 88 and for'engagement thereby upont'he shaft making a complete revolution thereby. actuating the clutch shifter and movin theclutch member 76 to releasing position. f .he shifter rod is retained 'in such position in lthearrangement of Figures --1 and 4 to 7 by thelllatch 142 which is moved to position below the one arm of the lever 86 throughv the.. action of the spring 145. ,The movement of thefshift'erbar 84 is limited by pins 85 iixed in and extending laterally from saidshifter bar engaging with the shifter bar supports 85. .f

To adjust the `weighing mechanismto ,compensate for lvariations eifected therein through atmospheric condition orotherwise, and to also balance yoft' tare Weights,such as containers forl the articles weighed, counterbalaneing weights 24 are adjustably mounted upon the auxiliary beam 24.

It will be obvious that various modifications may be made in construction and,ar rangement4 of parts, and that portions of the invention may be used without others without departing from the scopev ofthe invention.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

1. The combination with weighing mecha'- nism, of an article support, article transferring means operative to lift an article from said support and transport the article to and deposit it on the weighing mechanism and return the same to initial position, and means to render said article transferring means operative and render the same inoperative when returned to initial position.

2. The combination with weighing mechanism arranged with an articlerecever, of article supports at opposite sides of the receiver.

of the weighing mechanism, article trans.- ferring means operative to lift an article from one support and transport the articleV -f tuate the latter'.

to and deposit it on the receiver of the weighing mechanism and return the same to initial position, said article transferring means being operative to simultaneously lift an article from the receiver of the weighing mechanismaud transport such article to and deposit it on the support at the opposite side of the receiver of the weighing mechanism. l p

3. The combination with weighing mechanism, ofianarticle support, article vtransferring meansoperative to lift an article from said support and transport the article to and deposit it on theweighing mechanism to be weighed and simultaneouslylift @a weighed articleand deliver the same from the weighing mechanism, driving means, ,and means to releasably :couple `the drivingmeans with the transferring means tointermittently .ac-

4. The combinationv with. weighing inschanism, of an article support., article transferring lneans operative tolift an articlewfrom said support and transport the article-tonnel deposit it on the weighing mechanism .and simultaneously` lift an -article and deliver the same from the weighing mechanism, driving means normally u'neoiiplledfroni said transferring means, and means loperativeto -couplev the drivin means -with the transferring means and a ter an` article transferring movementhas been'imparted ,tos'saidtransferring means automatically' unco'uple the same from the drivingmeans-;

5. The Acombination with-'weighing mechanism, ofanfarticle, support, article transferring :means operative to liftv an4 article from said support land transportztlie ticle to and deposit 1it 'Y on the wei hin g mechanism' aiid simultaneously lift an article and deliver the same from the weighing mechanism, actuating means for said transferring means, drivin g means, clutch mechanisnrto connect the driving means iwith the transferring means means operative from'tlie actuatingli'neans toV actnate the clutch mechanism to nnc'ouple the driving means from the actuating means, means to release the clutch mechanism from its actuating means and the coupling ofthe driving means with the actuating means, said Aclutch actuating means beingoperative upon the. completion of an article .transferringmovement of the transferringmeans to:

1actimte the clutch reieasjn means to release the driving means from the actuating means *for the transferring means.

G. i rticle transferring means as claimed in claim s, wherein the weighing mechanism is arranged with an article receiver and said receiver the ar icle support having parallel and spaced members extending upward therefrom, and the transferring means comprising oars connected in parallel and spaced relation normally positioned within the spaces between' the parallel members ofthe receiver and articlesupport and adapted to have movement outward therefrom to engage and lift an article from the support and longitudinal movement in said position to position the article relative to the receiver, then downward movement into said spaces to deposit the article on the receiver and longitudinal reverse movement within the spaces to initial position.

.7. The combination of weighing mechanism having an articlereceiver. arranged with parallel and spaced members extending upward therefrom, an .article support juxtaposed to and arranged with upwardly extending parallel .and'spaced men'ibersin alinement with AVAthe `members of the ;receiver, means to transfer an article from the support to the receiver of the weighing mechanism comprising parallel and spaced barsnormally engaging within the spacesbetween the parallel membeisof the support and receiver and adapted to have upward outward movement from said spaces, longitudinal Aforward movement, and the-n movement into the spaces and rearward. longitudinalmovement, and mea-ns to actuate said article transferring means. l

A8. Article transferring means -as claimed in .claim I 7, wherein the'means to'impart the longitudinal forward and rearward movement to the transferring means comprises a. rotatable shaft, a pin carried by saidshaft eccentric to the axis thereof, and an arm fixed to and extending downward from the .bars of the .transferring 'iea-ns arranged with a slot for thel engagementof-said pin.

l 9. Article transferring means as claimed in claim 7, wherein the 'means to impart the movement xof the bars ofthe transferring means upward and outward from `and into the spaces between the-members lof the parallel members of the support and receiver comprises a rotatableshaft, a pair of interconnectd rocker arms arranged forwardly and rearwardly of and carrying rollers for engagement below and with the bars of the transferring" means, and means operativev from the shaft to impart said movement to the transferring means.l

10. Article transferring means as claimed in claim .7, whereinthe means vto actuate the transferring means comprises a rotatable shaft, a pin carried by said shaft eccentric to the axis thereof foi` engagement in a slot of an arm fixed to and extending downward from the bars of the transferring means, and interconnected rocker arms arranged at the forward and rearward ends of and carrying means for engagement below and with the bars of the transferring mans, and a. connection between said armsand the shaft to impart upward and downward movement to the transfer bars in timed sequence with the forward and rearward movement thereof.

11. Article transferring means as claimed in claim 7, wherein the means to actuate thel transferring means comprises a rotatable shaft, a pin carried by said shaft eccentric to the axis thereof for engagement in a slot of an 'arm fixed to and extending downward from the bars of the transferring means, and interconnected rocker arms arranged at the forward and rearward ends of and carrying means for engagement below and with the bars of the transferring means, and a connection between said arms and the shaft to impart upward and downward movement to the transfer bars in timed sequence with the forward and rearward movement thereof, driving means, releasable means toA connect the driving'means with the shaft, and means operative from the rotation offthe shaft to control said connection.

12. The combination of weighing mechanism having an" article receiver arranged with parallel and spaced members extending upward therefrom, an article support juxta posed to and arranged with upwardly eX- tending parallel and spaced1 members in alinement witlrthen members of the receiver, means to transfer an article from the support to the receiver of the weighing mechanism comprising parallel and spacedbars normally engaging within the spaces between the parallel members of the support and reeeiver'and-'adapted to havenpward outward movement from said spaces, longitudinal forward movement, and then movement into the spaces and rearward longitudinal movement, means to actuate said article transferring means, driving means, means to releas'ably connect the driving means with the actuating means, and means operative from the actuating means to control said conn-.Tction. j

18. Article transferring means as claimed in claim 12, wherein the actuating means comprises'a rotatable shaft, a pin carried by raid shaft eccentric to the axis there-of engaging a slot in an arm fixed to the bars of the transferring means, a pair of interconnected rocker arms carryingr means below and for engagement with the bars of the transferring means, a cam on saidA shaft, and a cam follower connected to said rocker arms.

14. The combination of weighing mechanism arranged with anv article receiver having parallel recesses therein, an article support juxtaposed to and arranged with rec'sses in alinementwith the recesses in the article receiver of the weighing mechanism. article transferring means embodying parallel and spaced bars normallv engaged within the recesses of the receiver and support adal'ited to have movement outward from the rec-isses longitudinal forward movement` then movement into the recesses and longitndina rearward movement, a rotatable shaft carrying a pin eccentic to the axis thereof engaging' a slot in an arm fixed to the transfer bars to impart the forward and rearward longitudinal movement thereto, interconnect-ed rocker arms carrying means arranged below and for engagement with the transfer bars adjacent the forward and rear ends for imparting movement outward from and into the recesses of the receiver and support, a cam on the shaft, a follower to cooperate with said cam connectedto the rocker arms, driving mans for the shaft, means to releasably connect the driving means with the shaft, and means operative from the rov tation of the shaft to control said connection.

15. Article transferring means as claimed in claim 14, whe-rein the` means to releasably connect the shaft with the driving means comprises a clutch member loose on the shaft operatively connected with the driving means, and a clutch member to co-operate with the first clutch member rotatable with and slidable on the shaft and Anormally urged into operative connection with the first clutch member. 16. Article transferring means as claimed in claim 14, wherein the means to reeasably connect the shaft with the driving means coinprises a clutch member loose on the shaft operatively connected with the driving means, a clutch member to co-operate with the. first clutch member rotatable with and slidable on the shaftand normally urged into opera-- tiv'e Yconnection with the first clutch member, and the means to control the connection of the shaft with the driving means embodying a shifter co-operating with the siidable clutch member, and a cam rotatable with the shaft to co-operate with said shifter to impart clutch releasing movement to said slidable clutch member upon each revolution of the shaft.

17. Article transferring means as claimed in claim 14, wherein the means to releasablyY connect the shaft with the driving means comprises a clutch member loose on the shaft operatively connected wit-h the drivin ,q means, a clutch member to 2o-operate with the first clutch member rotatable with and slidablc on the shaft and normally urged into operative connection with the first clutch member, and the means to control the connection ofthe shaft with the driving means embodying a shifter arm pivotally supported to have movement on an axis transverse to the axis of the. shaft operatively connected with the siidable clutch member and having an arm extending oppositely from its connection with said clutch member, a roller mounted on said shifter arm to hare rotative and longitudinal movement thereon, a. cam rotatable with the shaft, a shifter to adjust the roller on the arm of the clutch shifter to position for engagement by said latter cam to act-nate the clutch shifter to move the sidaole clutch member to releasing position, said shifter being operative to move the roller out of engagement with the nir.-

cam and release the clutch shifter and having side of said' receiver, article transferring? means operative to lift, an article from the support and transport the'article to and deposlt it on the receiver of the Weighing-mechanism', means Sto :render the; transferringmeans inactive when an article has been transferred to theireceiver of the-weighing mechanism and 1adapted to frende'r said actuating means active and actuate the "transferring means :when r i th'ef .weighing mechanism f'is t :controlled .means operative by the. bringing .of the- Weighing mechanism into-balance with the article-thereon to render the disconnectbrought into Abalance' "Wi-thf 'the :article =to' lift and deliver the article'-fromi the'fweighing mechanismV and tran sferfanothr farti'cle'from the supporti to the'weighirignmechanismgf I i Q 19. In weighing mechanism 'as claimed 'in Aclaim 18, -a second i support; Wightrecording 1 mechanism" arranged relative to` 'Y'la'tter support and means to rendersaid recording mechanism operative by Athe 'Flor-inging 'of-A the weighing-'mechanism V"into balance to jma'ke a record of the ilveightof the" artifclfe'on 'the' support and receiver'of .the weighing mechavveighing' mechanism "and"Av relativeto `vvhich second supportthe article'is transferred from the Weighing' mechanismfby the transferring i means'upon :the successive actuation thereof.

20. In 'Weighing 4mechanisnji 'as'claim'ed in claim 18, a second support, vveightfregistering mechanism mounted on said latter support and relative toyh'ich. mechanism' 'wra'pping y sheet is adapted to 'bef positioned, upon the support, meansbperative'ffron the Weighing mechanism. to" actuate said" K'registering mechanism lby theme-vement thereof to'position .of balance, means 'rendered' -operative by thebringing ofthe mechanism into position of balancemake an impression v'from the registering"mechanism`iipoii .the sheet upon saidsu'pport; th`e :a'rtic le o'n thevweighing mechanism being'adap-,tedt't''b'e transferred to the sheet upon slaidslippo'rt'from the iveighing mechanism lthe transferring means upon: the'successive actuation thereof.

21..v TVeighing mechanisrn'as claimedin claim 18, Whex'fein"` thel'tran's'ferring Ameans has an intermittently upvardmovement to lift an .article from the support,"forward movement to. position` the 2article abovel the receiver of the `Weighing mechanism,'down wa rd movement to deposit the article on the receiver of the Weighing mechanism and rearwa rd movement to initial position.

22. Inwveighing mechanism as .claimed in claim 18, a second support to `Which an article is adapted to he transferred from the weighing mechanism by the transferring means upon the successive actuation thereof` and a conveyer arranged inrrelation to said second support to transfer an article from. said support.

23. The combination with automatic weighing mechanism arranged with an arti- --cle receiver, of an article `support adjacent the receiver of the Weighing mechanism, ar-

=ticle.transferring means operative t0 lift an .article from the support and transport the tuating-means .to disconnect the actuating means-from the driving means when an article: has been transferred 'to the receiver ofthe :Weighing mechanism, A=-and 'electrically ing lneansinoperative :and the connectionof the driving means with theactuating means forthetr'ansferring means.-

.24;lnpweighing mechanism-as claimed in claim 18, aoonveyer arranged relative 'tothe receiver: .v of the v weighing :.mechanism, 4said transferring means having an' intermittent upward movement to lift articlesfrofm the nism, a forward movement to position an article from the fsupport .to the receiver-and from ,the vlatter in. superposed relation to,- the conveyerf-adovvnward movement to deposit an article on the receiver of'theweighing mechanism and'V a rearward 'movement to initial. position,fa;nd a stripper positioned during the downvvaijdmovement of the'transferf-ringmeansinthe-rear of the article th'ereon positioned above theconveyer and adapted to engage;rwith and -move lthe-*article from the transferring' means-to the conveyer during the rearward 'movement of the transferring means. -f y l 1 25. The combination with Weighing-mechanism having an article receiver, of an article-conveyer,1a series of rotatable rollers interposed'bet-ween the -conveyer and thereceiver of the vWeighing mechanism and to which rollers an article is delivered from the conveyer and. positioned by the rollersrelaf tive to a fixed stop, and intermittently operative means to transfer an `article from-said rollers to the receiver of the Weighing mechanism and from the latter.

26. In weighing-'mechanism as claimed in claim 25', a second conveyer, said transferring means being operative to successively transfer 'an-article from the rollers'to the receiver ofthe weighing mechanismA and Afrom the latter to the second conveyer. l.

. 27. In Weighing mechanism as claimed.` in claim 25, a second conveyer, said transferring means in its cycle of movements having an upward movement to lift articles from Athe rollers and receiver of the weighing mechanism, a forward movement to position the ar ticle onlthe rollers` relative to ythe receiver of .the weighing mechanism and the article on .ftheilatter in .su-pei'posed .relation to .the second conveyer, a downward movement to deposit an article on the .receiver ofthe vweighing mechanism7 and a rearward movement to initial positiomrand .a stripper positionedl :durin g'- the. down Ward movement .olf the trans.- fferringmeans and .operative during the rear- Wand movement of the transferY means -to .en-

gage aiiddeiaiver an article from the transr'enringzmeans to tlie'second conveyer.

l28. -In weighing mechanism asfclaimedin cla-ini stop mechanism tointercept :the delivery oft articlest ffito'iii the `conveyer to. the

y,rollers when an article is vupon said-rollers :and .moved ont of the -patlrof'raznovement of ian. article-:troni the. con-veyerggwhen .an-article .on the ,roller has been transfei'red'to there- -ceiveizoif .the weighing mechanism.

@9. In .Weighing meohaniismasfclaimeds in claim 18, a second sup-portzto `'Whichan article zis transferred from "the nveghingmechanism why the transferring meansfweight lregisteri' :ing mechanism arrangedrelativetto .said seciond'siipport, actuating means orsaid regis- -itering means operati-ve .from .the Weighing .inochanisnras 4it is brought-,into balance, and

means-rendered activeby. the :bringingof the .Weighing mechanism into :balance to make an ampression .from '..the registering .mechanism and-.record .ortheweightrof an article on. the

l ,receiver of the .Weighing mechanism.

30. 'In weighing mechanismas .claimed in claim 18, :a second support to whicharticles `transferred from thexveigh-ing mechanism by the transferring meansiare delivered, Weight Iregistering .mechanism arranged relative `to said-second'siipport and iembodying a series of .operatively connected digit Wheels, a pair .of linez1r.mov-bleracks 'having a connection with the prime mover of the registeringr mechanism .and operative by .the .movement of Athe weighing mechanisn'isto position-.of iba]- ance to actuate :the registering mechanism', a 'hammer normally positioned away vfrom athe Aregistering mechanism ai'id .adapted to have morenienttoward and away :fromsaid mechanlism, and means rendered active to actuate .said hammer .when the ;.Weighing mechanism 'is;br,oiight into;balance to make an impression from .t e registering mechanism and record of the weight of an article on the neceiver ot .the weighing mechanism.

3l. In weighing n'iechaiiisiiias claimed in lclaim 18, a scr-ond support 1to which articles :transferred from :the Weighing mechanism by thetransferring means are'deli-vered, Weight registering mechanism arranged relative to .said second support and embodying a series of operatively connected digit Wheels, a pair o' linear movable racks having a connection with the prime mover of the registering mechanism and operativeby the movement of the weighing mechanism to :position of ball- .ance to actuate-theregistering mechanism, a hammer ,normally .urged to position away from the registering mechanism, and electro- .rnagnetically operatedmeans rendered .active )when the weighing-mechanism is'brought to .balance to .move ithe .hammer against the digiti-Wheelsof the registering mechanism to make an .impression therefrom and a .record .of the weight .of an articleon the Weighing Vmechanism.

VB2.'Nvfeighiing mechanism -as claimed .in .cla-im wherein the. .article suppontngirnllers :arekanranged lin'.parallel spared relation anddiidine .mithfparallel spacedmembersextending l:aipviiard -ifnolnf the ,receiver Qt ,the

weighing mechanism, .and tthe. I transierrng 'meansonmprises aser-ies otqonneeted. parallel andgspaced iba-rsz arranged in, the .spaces ibe- ,tweer -tiherellexzs and 'saidinmbersl andnorfaIidfaa-pted tafbemQiiadutnar-d ,andabove isaidmllersgnd memberslengitudmallyinr- .fwardg' downward .below-fthe surtaefefaid Afw11.e1-sand members, endfthen rearwardly-i0 itraasterfan anticlefrmf @istallare @the .re- :fzelizer fvthenelghing weerman-@mitm theatres- L. Qhefnqmbmtmn withautemetiaaeiehme mehemsm arrensedlnith@reisewetter marmellate-be Weighedfqfan fir-tiel@ suPnOrtf# andiagenti-theireeeirmeiftheavelghmameshemsm, maar .t0-transfer @martiale ffrem the suenen @erbe-asesinar, sa-1d tfaasteariae @emanating an. award #nommant .t0 '.llfft .articlesftawrritheseprertan. fifi-the .its @les @esiitpeioftrenefer artelrisfmm .fthislinpertw [receiver ef ith@ weighing mechanism and., .wel 'the f1ter,.-dmv1rvaf 1 .navenant heidense-.erede uren .the ffl-- .nieanadrarng means, means .to releasably connect Ythedriving meal-1s .with the shattto intermittently actuante the latter, .means oper- .;itive vfronrtheshaift,tocontrpl the disconnectingof the ,shaft from thedrivingmeans. and

ineansrendered.active.by .the bringing Oft-hc ixieigihing mechanism yinto balance to control theconnectingof .shaft ivith tliedriving means' 34. Weighing mechanism as claimed in claim 33,:ivhercinthe `pin .and slideway con- ,neet-ion between the shaft and transferring means comprises a pincarried by the shaft eccentric to .the axis thereof, and an arm fined vtothe transferring means havinga slot therein for the engagement of said pin.

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' -member to inoperative: position,l

Veighing mechanism as claimed vin claim 33, wherein the means to support and impart upward and downward movement to the transferring means comprises a pair of rock shafts including arms fixed thereto having connection with the transferring means7 a cam on the shaft, and a cam follower carried by one of the arms to co-operate with said cam.

36. Weighing mechanism as claimed in claim 33 wherein the means to releasably connect the shaft with the driving means com'- prises a clutch one member of which is loose on the shaft and operatively connected with the driving means, and the other clutch member mounted on the shaft to rotate therewith and have longitudinal movement thereon and normally urged to operative posit-ion, a shifter for said latter clutch member, and means rotatable Awith the shaft to co-operate with said shifterwhen the transferring means has `completed a cyclel of operations to inove the one clutch member to inoperative position. f

37. Weighing mechanism 'as claimed in claim 33, wherein the means to Vreleasably [connect sthe shaft with the driving v'means comprises'a clutch one member of'whichis loose'o'nthe shaft and operatively connected with the driving-means,i and the; otheri clutch 30:

member mounted on the shaft to rotate therewith and havev longitudinal movement; thereon and normally urged to-operativepositlon,

I a shifter having an operative 'connection with said latter 'clutch member arranged' with. an

arm extending laterally of itsu connection with the clutch member, Ia sleeve havingfran annular recess rotatableegwith4 fand! s lidable on said shifter armya camfrotatablefiwith the shaft1 adapted` to 'co-operate). witlnsaid sleeve whenf the transferring ymeans has lcdmpleteda c ycleof. operations-ftogfactutef-the Lhifter andmove the one lc`lutchmembeif1'to inoperative positiomf i L- 'iin- ,f

- 38.2 Weighing mechanismy as afclainedfi'fin claim 33,y wheremtheni'eans t relesably ednnect the shaft 'withith'edrivingmeans: and 'the controllingy of the connection-:with` the:h shaft with-'the driving means rendereda'ctilveby thebringing of the weighing mechanism into balance, comprises a C ut'chwonefmemberiof which is loose'on the shaft andoperativelay connected with the driving mean's'and-the other clutch memberl mounted on the shaft :to rotate therewith and have longitudinal movement thereon andy normally urged to operative position, a shifter having'operativeconnection with saidlatter clutch member arranged with an arm extending laterally ofgit'stconnection with the'clutch membergaslee'veirota'table with and slidable on said-shifterarm, a cam rotatable with the shifter to fio-'operate with saidsleeve when the transferring means has completed a cycle of operationsy to actuate the shifter and move the one 4clutch Weighing mechanism to positionof balance' to. actuate the latchmeehanism to releasethe second shifter and thereby the clutch shifter with its actuating cam..4 f i 39. The f combination'- ywithv 2 automatic f weighing mechanism arranged with a receivyer for anv artieletobe weighed, of anarticle support, meansitoi transfer anartiele from the support -to the freoiver ,off thewveghing "mechanism,= a irotatablershaft having zoperative Iconnection with 'said transferring; imeansl` 90 toi {actate :the same',r driving i manswelutch lmechanism oneirneinbe'rrofl which: is :loose on .ithe shaft an'dseonnetd- ,-With-ther driving [means ia'ndfthe otherfmemblvotatable with E -andI slidable oni theishatandmormllyi iirgedv to-i operative 1 cliitchingi positionyi a-ucluteh shifter, Eazcam*rotaia-ble; with the shaftto: co- Vv.operate 'z with ,saida shifter faft'en o an article =transferrig m'ovementrhasbeenitraiismitted clutch. .to nelease the' s'haft from thefzdriving meansa-and means s'cntrollet byf t'he" movelirieitiofiv thei weighing mechanism -to position of )balane operative? to: release :"thef shifter .-*fronnsaidcm and pe'mitmnoveinent' pf :the nos --one.- clteli' mem'bexwtooperative,l positionl to neo'nnect 'th'e f'shaft-f an'd v etransferring i means f with the driving means forpratiomthereby 'a A05 1-Inmveighin'g meehalsmlas claimed iin claim 39, an abutment adjustably camiiedoby v".Iio

.fithewcltbh -shifte'n fadaptedirtdvlie'nnoved into i the 'path of 1 inovelentro this elutdhshifter actuatingzcaln for engagement iby sthe; cam Ito move. tlezclutch' inemben sto/inoperative po'sif `tion, and outl of'. thepath 'of flitionement'of said fill 5 w41; In weighingmechanism y asicla-imeclt :in claim .39;an abutmei'tadjstably' carnied lby "the Clutch-shifter: adapted' to :be noved f'into the pathof movement? Vofi the? clutch. shifter wherein .the means :to release' the shifter; from 125 vvrthe'cam' comprises a second shfterzconnected VWiththe. abutment on theclutch 'shifter and normally. urged to position to -movetheabut- ,ment out ofatlhe path" ofamovement-'oft-he a? second clutch fshifteractuatingcama said -second |30 shifter being adaptedto he4 actuated :by said cam during the movement of the transferring means to position theabutmentonqthe clutch shifter into the path of movement ofthe cam, and a springr infiuenced latch 4co-Operating with said second .shifter to retain it in position with the abutmentinloaim engaging position.

in weighingmechanismas claimed in claim 3i), an abutment -adjusta-bly carried .by the cimeli shifter adapted to-.be moved into the path of movement of .the clutch-*shifter actuating cam for engagement by the canrto move the clutch member to inoperative ;posi tion and outof the path: of. movement 4oaf-said cam to release the shifter therefrom, a second shifter connected with 'the .abutment urged to position withxtheabutmentut .of the -path of-m vement of the-clutch shilfter actuating cam and adapted:tobezaetuated by said cam bythe rotation of--the shaft during the operation of -the article :transferring means to move the abutment -intoethepat'h Aof movement .of the cam, .and -a :piyoted- Ilatch normally urgedito posi-tion to co-openate-xvith the secondshifterato retain itfinsai-d--latter position, and therein theimeans controlled vby the movement of the-weighing mechanism to position .of balance to ,release the-clutch shifter from the .cam comprises Vasolenoid magnet connected iman electric circuit' heving Vcircuit making and breaking fmeans; connected :therein normally urged circuit closin g position. means connected with-1 theiweighinf;- mechanism to (zo-operate with: said circuit making and breaking means :to open .the circuit .when the weighing meehanismds out of balance and .permit asaid/circuitrmaik-ing and breaking-means to move-gto circuitielosing,r position, and -the core -of whe-magnet adapted to eo-operate -withithe latch-;to release the-same from the second sliferiwhen the circuit. of the magnet isiclosed'by .the weighing mechanismf moi/ing- ;into fshalonced position. l if rf l- 43. :In .weighing mechanism 'as-'cimmed tin claim 39, ari-abutment adjustablyfeanried-by the clutch .shifter adapted-foabevmored'into l he path :of ,movement .of-fthe lcliutch shifter actii-ating cam for .engagemenbby the. cam=to more the clutch mcmbertofinoperative .position and out ofthe path; of movement of-sa-id cam to release the shifter thererom,.a second shifter connected with `the abutment urged to position with the abutment out 'of the path of movement of the-clutch shifter actuating cam and adapted to-be actuated iby said cam b v the rotation ofthe shaftduring the operation of the article transferring means to move the abutment into the path of movement of -the cam, and a .-pivoted latch normaily nrged-to-position toco-operate with the second shifter to retain 'it in said latter position. and wherein the means controlled 'oy-the movement of 4the Iweighing-mechanism to position .of balance to release-the clutch shifter from vthe cam comprises .electromagnetically actuated means.

14. The combination with automatic-weighing mechanism havingT a receiver for an article to be' weighed, of an article su.pport, a con veyer to transport and delire r articles successively to said support, intermittently operative means to transfer an article from thesupport vto the.receiver ofthe .weighing mechanism, means to render. sai-d transfermeans operative when :an-article .has been transferred tothe weighing` mechanism, means controlled ey the movement of tthe weighing mechanism-into balance to--render the transferringl -rn'eans operati-ve, .a second con-veyer to which an article is transferred 'the drivin means andthe otherolttth mem- `fier mantle-,enh ,and Sudan@ ,on .ne ,shaft ,and normally l'urged :to .operative clutching 2posit-ion, aclutoh shifter, means operative E froml the shahtocooperateiwith said shifter .artt-eran article transferring mowem'entzof-tihc Vtransferring means -to actuatei the ,clutch-ite release the -shallit from: the driving nieuws, means controlled by ther-movement -=of.:-the nveighing .-lnechanism-into balance-to' release [the clutch :shifter and clutch'. forconnection -id f the-l shaft .and transferring/means -wr ith. the :driving means gto xi-mpart -a i successive Vmove- .ment toftheFtrnsfer-'ring imeans; ai second? con- --veyer to which anzarticleis transferred tf-rom the weighing -me'chanism 'by' the itrensfe rring -1 fmeansi ufpori -t-he successime'movem'ent thereof -and -the transferring iofal sliecessive 4article to :the weighing -mechani'sm-, end-:means :to --actuate said -second conveyer 'ifrom ,the-shaft.. 4:6. Weighing mechanism ,as :claimed in -claim 45, wherein the-:mean'slto aetnate -the Isecond 4conveyer from the :shaftcomprises gearing.' connected'with .a supporting drum for -the-'conveyer and :having 7a'. ratchet -wheel Aassociated fth'erew-ith, a rocker-arm carrying a pawl to co-operatewithathe -rethet wheel, a .cam on the Shaft, and ia link connected with the -pawlcarrying arfn fand carrying a follower to-co-operate with'the-cam' on-the shaft. 47. In Weighing mechauisnras .claimed in claim 44, a second support to which an article is transferred from the weighin mechanism and relative to which the secon conveyer is movable to transfer an article from said support, and registering mechanism operative from the weighing mechanism as it is brought into balance to register the weight of an article weighed.

48. In weighing mechanism as claimed in claim 44, a second support to which an article is transferred from the weighing mechanism and relative to which the second conveyer 1s movable to transport an article from said support, registering mechanism mounted upon said second support and relative to which a wrapping sheet is adapted to be positioned upon said support, said registering mechanism being operative from the Weighing mechanism as it is brought into balance to register the weight of an article on the Weighing mechanism, a`nd means to make a record upon the Wrapping sheet from the reg'- istering mechanism rendered active when the weighing mechanism is brought into balance simultaneously with the means to render the transferring means active. y

49. In weighing mechanism as claimed in claim 44, a second support to which an article is transferred from the Weighing mechanism and relative to which the second conveyer is movable to transport an article from said support, registering mechanism mounted upon said second support and relative to which a wrapping sheet is adapted to be positioned upon said support, said registering mechanism being operative from the weighing mechanism as it is brought into balance to register the Weight of an article on the weighing mechanism, and means to make a record upon the wrapping sheet from the registering mechanism rendered active when the weighing mechanism is brought into balance Qimultaneously with the means to render the transferring means active, and wherein the means to render the transferring means active when theweighing mechanism is brought into balance comprises electromagnetically operated means, and said electromagnetically operated means is operative to actuate the record making means,

50. The combination with automatic weighing mechanism having a receiver for an article to be weighed, of intermittently operative means to transfer an article to said receiver of the weighing mechanism, weight registering and recording mechanism, means rendered active by the bringing of the weighing mechanism into balance for actuating said registering and recording mechanism and rendering the transferring means active to transfer an article from the weighing mechanism and another article to the weighing mechanism.

51. The combination with automatic weighing mechanism having a receiver for an article to be weighed, of intermittently operative means to transfer an article to said receiver of the weighing mechanism and rendered inoperative when an article has been transferred to the weighing mechanism, weight registering mechanism, means to actuate said registering mechanism operative from the weighing mechanism by the movement thereof into balance, means to make a record of the weight from said registering mechanism, means to actuate the record making means rendered active when the weighing mechanism is brought into balance, and said latter means being operative to render the transferring means active to transfer a weighed article from the weighing mechanism and transfer another article to the latter.

52. `The combination with automatic weighing mechanism having a receiver for an article to be weighed, of means to transfer an article to said receiver of the weighing mechanism, driving means therefor, means to disconnect the transferring means from the driving means when an article has been transferred to the receiver of ijle Weighing mechanism, weight registering mechanism operative from the weighing mechanism by the movement thereof into balance, means to make a record of the weight of an article from said registering means, and means to control the actuation of the recording means operative by the movement of the weighing mechanism into balance, said means also controlling the connecting of the driving means with the transferring means to actuate the latter to transfer a weighed article from the weighin mechanism and transfer another article t ereto.

Signed at Passaic, N. J., in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, this 16th day of February A. D. 1927.

FRANK S. HEBDEN. 

